Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-24

the owner of many valuable horses, an
enthusiastic sportsman and the beau
IDEAL OF the type that Bret Harte drew in
the character OF John Oakhurst. His
face IS clean cut, handsome and embel-
llshed by long, silken, yellow mOust&cbe.
His light hair Is parted in the middle and
brushed back from white brow, and his
Dig gray eyes have an indolent and sleepy
look. One might pick HIM out for a base
English Lord or the younger son of great
Russian family, out never for what he is.
He lives at DelmonicO'S aud INDUCES in
every luxury. 1t is not until he speaks
mat enc realizes that he is tough New
York "boy" with an amazingly we'll pol
lshed and aristocratic exterior.
He sat there lazily pulling one end Of
ms long moustache with white hand, on
which great diamond bazed until a
TALL, majestic and impressive woman
strobe out from behind The scenes, and
folding her hands quietly looked the
audience critically in the eve and smiled
she was magniticentIy dressed, had a
stunning figure and a classical face.
While the crowd was staring at her she
puckered up her lips and began to
whistle in style that would have caused
negro hostler to weep scalding tears
OF envy and chagrin. She had the force
of a steam calhope, the vim of freight
locomotive, the shrIllness OF a dry axle.
the gentleness of cooling dove, the soft
ness OF pheasant at eventide and the
artlstlc temperament OF Wagner. She
whlstled an opera or two, producing the
effects Of the baSsOOns, oboes, tromb bones
and flutes, and topped off with a chrO-
matte run that left the audience breath
less with amaZement. Then she nodded
with quiet little grin and swept msjesti-
cally away.
well, D. tn LYNN smoke" said the
gambler, turning to his gorgeous COM
panlon, "Wha d. y tink of dat?'
"Eligint," said the lady concisely.
"Well, it knocks me cold ut shows yer
never too old z learn. L bin on the pave
l4O years, but L never seen a woman
whistle like that before. But it's good
thing just the same"
"WnyW asked the lady.
because" said the gambler senten-
tlously, shell never loose her dawgW
He seemed unable to get over this idea,
ana ended by advising his companion to
begin lessons in whlstling the following
day. 1t was while he was languidly pur-
suing his reflections in this direction that
tenor With one empty coat sleeve pin
ned to his shoulder came up and rendered
Non yer" in squeaky little voice.
why" said the gorgeous creature,
''loOk, he's only got one arm"
"Thats ALL" said the gambler; she
was caught in trap when young. 1t
TOOK off his arm, an between you an me
I'm mighty sorry, after hearIn' him sing,
that it didn't miss de arm and take of de
troat."
A little later he fell to musing audibly
about the people who perform at New
York benefits.
"Do y know what they do it forY' he
asked his sincere feminine admirer on his
lett.
"Cause they're so good-hearted," she
said. generously.
Mike, my Child" said he. "The fact
is they're dead stuck on themselves, an
they're only too glad T. git thu chance ter
T. make parade. None of these here
fakirs knows the ole party what's givin'
this benefit pertiklerly well, but they see
that there's chance fer TO appear Sun
day night in their best clothes, nave their
names appear in all the papers, give their
friends the opportunity of seeing them at
their brightest and SO on. l don't mean
T. say that they're averse to dom any
one good turn, but | DO say that half
tn benefits In town are owing T. th' OPP
portunity afforded T. people = show off"
BLAKELY HALL.